Clothes-line holder.



Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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DANIEL W. GORE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-LINE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3,1914.

Application filed April 19, 1913. Serial No. 762,432.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. GORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes line holders, the object of the invention being to provide a hand clothes line holder. upon which the clothes line is adapted to be mounted when the same is not in use, so as to keep the same from becoming soiled or entangled and also to support one end of the line when the clothes line is suspended for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes line holder of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes line holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side edge view; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the body of the holder which may be constructed of wood or other suitablematerial, having a handle member 2 formed at one end thereof and a head 3 upon the other end thereof. Arms 4 are provided, the inner ends of which are mounted within the body 1 and arranged in spaced relation. The outer ends of the arms '4: are held securely in place by having the ends of the same riveted within the body 1 and washers 5 mounted upon the inner ends of the arms and engaging the body. The arms may be held further against movement by raising the surface of each of the arms against the inner washer to hold the washer close against the body 1. This may be done by using a steel chisel, if the arms are made of steel. The outer ends of the arms 1 are outwardly turned as shown at 5, and disposed in opposite directions so that the clothes line may be readily wound upon the arms and held thereon by the outwardly turned ends 5.

The body 1 may be suspended from a nail or other suitable support by means of an angular arm 6, the inner horizontal end of which is secured to the upper end of the body in a manner similar to the mounting of the arms 1. The outer end of the arm 6 engages over the nail or other support whereby the holder may be suspended thereof the rope or other parts thereof when the same is not in use, I provide a holding member 7 which is carried by the body adjacent the handle and which comprises a single piece of wire or other suitable material, the intermediate portion of which is arranged upon one side of the body 1 and the ends thereof disposed through suitable spaced openings in the body and then bent in opposite directions, as shown at 8, and the extreme ends thereof curved, as shown at 9. From this it will be seen that the rope may be readily wound around the outwardly extending arms 8 and be disposed between the same and the body 1.

It will be readily apparent that in the use of my improved holder that when a line is to be suspended between two posts, one end of the line is fastened to one of the posts in any suitable manner, the line is then unwound from the holding member 7 until the opposite post has been reached. The second post is provided with spaced staples 10 which are adapted to receive the downwardly projecting end of the arm 6 to support the holder in a vertical position. The line which is suspended between the two posts will be held taut by winding a portion of the line around the holding member 7.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable line holder which will securely hold the clothes line when not in use so as to prevent the same from becoming entangled or soiled in any manner. It will also be apparent that the holder is useful in suspending the clothes line between two posts so that the line may be quickly and readily removed from the posts and hung up out of the way. It will also be apparent that the device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

from. In order to securely fasten the end While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice Without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described including an elongated body member having a handle at one end, a head formed at the opposite end, spaced arms carried by the body and projecting at right angles thereto, the outer ends of said arms being bent outwardly in opposite directions and adapted to support a clothes line thereon, an angular arm carried by the upper end of the body whereby the same may be suspended from a hook or the like and a holding member carried by the body adjacent the lower end thereof, upon which the end of the clothes line is mounted.

2. A clothes line holder including an elongated body having a handle at one end, a head formed at the other end, spaced parallel arms having their inner ends mounted in the body and disposed at right angles to the body, the outer ends of said arms being out-- wardly bent in opposite directions to prevent longitudinal movement of a clot-hes line upon the arms, an angular supporting arm having the inner end of its horizontal portion mounted in the body adjacent the head thereon and adapted to be suspended from a hook or the like, and a holding member carried by the body adjacent the lower end thereof upon which the end of the clothes line is adapted to be mounted.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL W. GORE.

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